An ESL Fairy Tale
by Magellan's Log
Fairy tales are very old folk stories which often contain great, important truths. Here is
an ESL fairy tale which contains a great, important truth, at least for ESL students.
There’s just one problem. The computer scrambled the words in each sentence. You have
to unscramble them. You have two clues to help you. The word that is first in each
sentence has a capital letter. And the word that is last in each sentence is followed by a
period. When you finish, you would to well to think about the great, important truth
contained in this fairy tale.
- a an ESL Once student there time, unhappy. upon very was was who
- a but lazy. little She smart very was
- but enough. had her high many never score She taken times, TOEFL was
- boy friend Her her more take to told vitamins.
- a and low made more score. She still took vitamins,
- exercise. get Her her more mother to told
- a and exercise, got low made more score. She still
- doctor Her prescribed tranquillizers.
- a and low made score. She still took tranquillizers
- . teacher her ESL her told she that more books read she should.
- . a and bought day, it. novel One read romance she started to
- . a liked lot. She story the
- . a a about danger. from hero It saving was woman young
- . and another. bought finished it She
- . And another.
- . And another.
- . after. and ever happily later, lived months passed she TOEFL Two
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